Legislative
The Name for a two house legislative system.
What is Bicameral?
This is the complete forgiveness of crimes and its penalties.
What is a Pardon?
These types of people interpret the constitution by the book
Who are strict Constructionists?
What is the Bill of Rights?
Article 1-3 gives details about the powers of these government institutions.
What are The legislative (Congress), Executive (President), and Judicial (Supreme Court) branches?
This permits punishment without a trial
What is a Bill of Attainder?
List 2 of the 4 ways that southern states attempted to circumvent the 15th amendment, which African americans the right to vote.
What are, White primaries, literacy tests, Grandfather clauses, and Gerrymandering
This is the term for money set aside for a specific Purpose.
What is Appropriation?
This is a temporary postponement of a punishment.
What is a Reprieve?
This Supreme Court case established the power of Judicial review.
What is Marbury vs Madison?
This amendment protects against unreasonable search and seizure.
What is the 4th Amendment?
This Article details the amendment process.
What is Article V?
This is the process by which a Foreign born person gains citizenship.
What is naturalization?
This is the minimum number of members needed to conduct business in Congress.
What is a Quorum?
The presidential power to not sign a bill that passes through congress.
What is a Veto?
These people take a looser view when interpreting the constituion.
Who are Broad Constructionist?
This is the topic for Article VI of the Constitution
What is Constitutional and National Supremacy?
This says an arrested person must be charged with a crime or be released.
What is the writ of habeas corpus?
What are the fractions needed to propose and then ratify an amendment to the constitution.
What is 2/3s to propose and 3/4s to ratify?
This is the modern name for the force that the constitution calls the Militia.
What is the National Guard?
This is the act of returning a criminal to the state where they commited the crime.
What is Extradition?
These Amendments protect the rights of states and the people.
What is the 9th and 10th amendments?
What is Interstate Relations?
This is the right to send mail for free.
What is Franking Privilege?
This is the leader of the Senate when the Vice President is absent.
What is the President Pro Tempore?
This happens when the president neither signs nor vetoes a bill and Congress Adjourns.
What is a Pocket Veto?
This document requires someone to appear in court.
What is Amendments 5-8?
This Article details the number of states needed to ratify the constitution.
What is Article VII?
This is when a law retroactively applied.
What are Ex post facto laws?
This is the only amendment to be ratified by a state convention.
What is the 21st amendment?
The constitution gives the president this role regarding the military.
What is the Commander in Chief?
This is the term for money paid to guarantee an appearance in court.
What is Bail?
This is the time limit for an amendment to be ratified.
What is 7 years?
These are two definitions of treason in the constitution.
What is going to war against the US and giving comfort and aid to US enemies?
This clause allows congress to pass laws to carry out their enumerated powers/
What is the Necessary and Proper Clause (Elastic Clause)?